No. 10 Michigan State Hosts Nebraska on Wednesday Night

East Lasing, Mich. – Michigan State returns home to the Breslin Center, hosting Nebraska on Wednesday, Jan. 5 (7 p.m.).

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The game will air live on BTN, with Brandon Gaudin and Robbie Hummel calling all of the action. The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on Sirius 158, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Wednesday with a 12-2 overall record (3-0 Big Ten), and has wins in 12 of its last 13 games.
The Spartans are ranked #10 in the Associated Press and ESPN Coaches polls.
MSU is #12 in the NET Rankings and #2 in Strength of Schedule in the country among major conference teams.
MSU is No. 21 in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency from KenPom.com.
The Spartans will play three of their next four games at home, where they are 6-0 this season ... MSU is averaging 81.3 ppg at the Breslin Center and shooting 47.0% FG (40.8% 3FG).
The Spartans have been led this year by a stingy defense, which ranks among the leaders in the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense (No. 3, 38.8%), 3-point field goal percentage defense (No. 3, 28.8%), rebounding margin (No. 4, +8.4 rpg) and blocked shots (No. 1, 6.4 bpg).
Senior forward Gabe Brown is one of three players scoring in double figures and one of nine players averaging at least 4.4 points per game.
Brown leads the team with 14.6 ppg and is averaging 16.7 in Big Ten games, which ranks 10th in the league.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. is second on the team with 11.0 points per game and leads the team with 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game.
Junior forward Malik Hall is third with 9.7 ppg and 4.6 rpg, while freshman guard Max Christie is averaging 9.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 7.2 ppg and is second on the team with 6.4 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 5.9 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 6.5 ppg and leads the team with 5.2 assists, while sophomore teammate A.J. Hoggard is averaging 6.8 ppg, 4.5 apg and 1.9 rpg.

About Nebraska

Nebraska enters the game on Wednesday night with a 6-8 overall record and a 0-3 mark in the Big Ten following an 87-79 loss to No. 13 Ohio State at home Sunday night.
The Huskers have lost six of their last seven games, including their Big Ten opener at Indiana (68-55) and at home to Michigan (102-67).
Nebraska has two of the top-20 scorers in the Big Ten, with freshman guard Bryce McGowens 11th in the league (15.8 ppg) and Arizona State senior transfer Alonzo Verge Jr. 12th in the league (15.6 ppg).
The Huskers rank eighth in the Big Ten in scoring offense (75.3 ppg) and are 14th in the league in scoring defense (77.1 ppg).

Series History

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 20-9.
The Spartans are 10-3 at home against Nebraska.
MSU has won 11 of 14 meetings as Big Ten foes and Tom Izzo holds a 12-3 series advantage against the Cornhuskers.
The teams met six times between 1988 and 1994, but did not meet again until the 2011-12 season.
Michigan State won both games last season, winning 84-77 at Nebraska on Jan. 2, and posting a 66-56 victory on Feb. 6 at home.

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker